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Bush_Stone-curlew_with_chick Curlew with day old chick Burhinus grallarius,Bush Stone-curlew Click/tap to enlarge

Bush_Stone-curlew_with_chick

Curlew with day old chick

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    petmer28
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    Curlew with day old chick Posted 11 years ago
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    Claire Hamilton
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    Oh my, that is so cute! Great photo! Posted 11 years ago
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      petmer28
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      Yes the chick was very cute, I think it is amazing that their legs bend in half, so they can be at the same level as the chick. Posted 11 years ago
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    Ferdy Christant
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    Hadn't even noticed the chick if I didn't read the title, love the protective pose of the mother. Posted 11 years ago

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The Bush stone-curlew

The bush stone-curlew or bush thick-knee is a large, ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia. Its favoured habitat is open plains and woodlands, where it stalks slowly at night in search of invertebrates such as insects.

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Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
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Uploaded Apr 8, 2014. Captured Sep 3, 2009 15:48.
  • Canon EOS 40D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/166s
  • ISO400
  • 85mm